Man held in shooting death near restaurant

1997-06-17 04:00:00 PDT SAN JOSE -- SAN JOSE - San Jose police arrested a man who allegedly shot a woman outside a Jack-In-The-Box restaurant early Tuesday.

Neither the suspect nor the victim has been identified by police. Homicide Lt. Joe Nunes said the woman was found with a gunshot wound to the head just outside the fast-food restaurant at 15 Capitol Ave. near Alum Rock Road.

The suspect and woman were reportedly riding together in a sport utility vehicle when the shooting occurred.

"We're still trying to determine whether it occurred in the parking lot or elsewhere," Nunes said. "It looks like the man and woman inside the vehicle knew each other. The degree of the relationship is still unknown. We really do not have a clear motive yet."

Nunes said that the investigators have spoken to nine witnesses at the fast-food restaurant but are seeking help with people who may have information about the victim and the suspect.

The case is the 22nd homicide this year in San Jose. Homicide detectives ask that anyone with information about the case or the two people involved call them at 408-277-5283.&lt;